The octagonal disc calls out to Jonathan, causing
him to have an accident that nearly kills him. Lex begins to help the
FBI to catch Lionel by wearing a wire, but only turns their attention on
Clark due to Lionel's interest in him. Lionel visits Virgil Swann to
see if he will help him gather info on Clark. Swann declines but says he
can offer something else instead. When Lionel's men, posing as the
feds, storm the Kent farm looking for the disc, it prompts Jonathan to
confront Lionel and the two get into a dustup, during which, the key ends up
disappearing into the wall of the Kawache caves, only to resurface later
in the possession of Dr Swann.
This is a somewhat frustrating episode. By the time it ends I'm not entirely sure what happened. All the stuff with Jonathan Kent hearing the voice of Jor-El doesn't really seem to go anywhere. Stuff just seems to happen without any kind of explanation or reason. Just what exactly was it that Virgil Swann is supposed to have done for Lionel to help him out? And how the hell does he end up with the key?
Also, what was Jonathan thinking getting into a fist fight with Lionel so soon after a triple heart bypass? I can only assume this is why, for the majority of the fight, Jonathan seems to be getting his ass handed to him, which is actually a nice touch as I would expect him to be more of a fighter than Lionel. Honestly though, it's quite satisfying to finally see these 2 have a shot at each other.
Lana is getting cold feet once more about stepping back into a relationship with Clark, which is about as yawn-inducing as that sounds.
Michael Rosenbaum is pretty good, typically, as Lex begins to feel pulled in many different directions. When his actions against his father have repercussions for Clark, you can totally understand how Clark would see it and why he might be mad, but also feel for Lex as he genuinely did not mean to bring Clark into it.
It's a really good episode but definitely let down by some incoherent plotting. At one point Clark is suddenly with Lana, telling her that he's looking for his missing father. But this is the first we are hearing about it as well. It kinda feels like there is a scene missing.
Ultimately, I feel like they tried to do too much with this episode and, as a result, it's not quite as tidy as it should have been.
8/10
This is a somewhat frustrating episode. By the time it ends I'm not entirely sure what happened. All the stuff with Jonathan Kent hearing the voice of Jor-El doesn't really seem to go anywhere. Stuff just seems to happen without any kind of explanation or reason. Just what exactly was it that Virgil Swann is supposed to have done for Lionel to help him out? And how the hell does he end up with the key?
Also, what was Jonathan thinking getting into a fist fight with Lionel so soon after a triple heart bypass? I can only assume this is why, for the majority of the fight, Jonathan seems to be getting his ass handed to him, which is actually a nice touch as I would expect him to be more of a fighter than Lionel. Honestly though, it's quite satisfying to finally see these 2 have a shot at each other.
Lana is getting cold feet once more about stepping back into a relationship with Clark, which is about as yawn-inducing as that sounds.
Michael Rosenbaum is pretty good, typically, as Lex begins to feel pulled in many different directions. When his actions against his father have repercussions for Clark, you can totally understand how Clark would see it and why he might be mad, but also feel for Lex as he genuinely did not mean to bring Clark into it.
It's a really good episode but definitely let down by some incoherent plotting. At one point Clark is suddenly with Lana, telling her that he's looking for his missing father. But this is the first we are hearing about it as well. It kinda feels like there is a scene missing.
Ultimately, I feel like they tried to do too much with this episode and, as a result, it's not quite as tidy as it should have been.
8/10
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